Bjorn’s reappointment was confirmed by Donald on Tuesday and comes after Italian Edoardo Molinari was additionally re-engaged forward of the competition in New York.
Donald hopes the continuity will serve Europe nicely as they bid to win in the USA for the primary time since 2012.
DONALD HAPPY
Donald stated: “I’m very excited to have Thomas again on the staff. As soon as I used to be appointed as captain once more, my ideas rapidly went to who I needed to have within the backroom employees – and Thomas definitely was a type of.
“He means lots to me. He’s handed on his data and I’ve had a fantastic relationship with him over the previous few years.
“That is an away Ryder Cup, so the sooner we are able to begin planning, the higher.”
Will probably be the sixth time Bjorn has taken on a vice-captaincy and his tenth involvement in a Ryder Cup total having additionally represented Europe thrice as a participant.
The 53-year-old stated: “It was a pure development from final time.
“We had a unbelievable surroundings in Rome. Luke did an incredible job. He was a unbelievable chief, not simply of 12 gamers, however of the entire Ryder Cup Europe staff that labored so laborious behind the scenes.
“It was wonderful for me to be a part of that as a result of I knew how all of these issues labored from Paris. To see how he added a number of further issues in Rome and made it even higher was wonderful and I used to be very happy with him. He was distinctive.”